Active Galactic Nuclei

The formation and evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), attributed to accreting Massive Black Holes (BH), are closely related to the formation and evolution of the galaxies which host them. Specifically, our group is engaged in studies of:

• AGN and galaxy co-evolution, effects and properties of AGN feedback, outflows and inflows, from X-ray to mm, with a focus on the use of IFU spectroscopy in the optical and NIR (MAGNUM, SUBWAYS, BLACKOUT, SUPER) and of mm/sub-mm data (NUGA, GATOS)

• Scaling relations between BH mass and host galaxy properties in the context of formation and co-evolution scenarios

• AGN populations across cosmic epochs with deep X-ray and radio surveys (E-CDFS)

• AGN feedback in cool cores of massive clusters, properties of Brightest Cluster Galaxies